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Post-Merger, Inet BFA Lays Out Integration, Execs
Inet BFA, the South African data provider formed by last year's acquisition of I-Net Bridge by McGregor BFA from Times Media Group, has finalized its combined management team and is laying out plans to integrate the two vendors' datasets and delivery…
S&P Cap IQ Expands Asia Connectivity via HKEx Orion
S&P Capital IQ is making its QuantFeed and QuantLink low-latency datafeed and network available via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Orion technology platform, in a move to meet increasing demand for connectivity and high-speed data in Asia.
S&P Capital IQ Extends Trading and Data Services Through Hong Kong Exchange
S&P Capital IQ Real-Time Solutions has reinforced its Asia offering by extending its QuantFEED and QuantLINK solutions through Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (HKEx) Orion program. The new service provides participants with faster access to both…
Rutschmann Named Infront COO
Norwegian data vendor Infront has appointed Urs Rutschmann as chief operating officer, responsible for managing all the vendor's operational activities, including strategy, sales, marketing, product development and client services.
Metadata Gains Role in Semantic Modeling
Semantic data modeling efforts, which have gained traction in the financial services industry, are increasingly being driven by metadata, said an IT processing services company executive
ABN Amro Clearing Joins EurexOTC Clear
EurexOTC Clear, the central counterparty (CCP) operated by Deutsche Börse, has signed ABN Amro Clearing as a clearing member for interest-rate swaps (IRS).
GRC Partners Regis-TR for Emir Reporting
Global Reporting Company (GRC) has announced a partnership with Regis-TR, in order to provide European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir) reporting services ahead of the February 12 deadline.
BIS Names New Americas Council Chair
José Dario Uribe begins the next two-year term as chair of the BIS Consultative Council for the Americas, succeeding Agustín Carstens
YCharts Revamps Screener, Charting; Preps New Content, Research
Fundamental data analysis provider YCharts has enhanced its stock screener tool to allow users of its YCharts Pro Platinum professional-grade analysis platform to create custom combinations of screening criteria based on the 4,000 financial factors…
ROC Endorses More Pre-LOUs
The Regulatory Oversight Committee, which supervises legal entity identifiers globally, has approved pre-local operating units in Russia, Poland, the Netherlands and Finland
HSBC's Chung Moves to Product Management
Michelle Chung of HSBC's Hong Kong office has changed roles, becoming senior product manager, market data
TMX Atrium Connects to IXcellerate Moscow Datacenter
TMX Atrium, the network provider subsidiary of Canadian exchange group TMX, has expanded its connectivity network to Moscow with a new low-latency access to Russian datacenter provider IXcellerate's Moscow One datacenter.
Aizawa Securities Selects Fidessa for Proprietary Trading
Japanese broker Aizawa Securities has selected Fidessa for its proprietary and wholesale agency trading businesses.
Interactive Data Bows Web Data Usage Analytics Toolkit
Interactive Data is launching a new suite of web analytics tools designed to help financial and media organizations roll out tailor-made investment products and tools by tracking and analyzing how users navigate their websites, and leverage "crowd data"…
JPMorgan Takes Chi-X Stake
JPMorgan has joined the ownership consortium of Chi-X Global Holdings by acquiring a stake in the firm, the alternative trading venue operator has announced.
McCarthy Joins UBS As Program Manager
Jim McCarthy, a reference data project manager and business analyst with extensive experience at Thomson Reuters and Deutsche Bank, has joined UBS
Markit's McPherson Returns to NewOak
Neil McPherson, former managing director and global head of structured finance at Markit, has rejoined New York-based risk advisory and asset management firm NewOak--where he previously served as a managing director between October 2008 and April 2009-…
BNY Mellon Taps Markit for Enterprise Data Management
BNY Mellon Asset Management has chosen the Markit Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform for the harmonization and automation of its data operations.
Virtusa Takes Over TradeTech Consulting Business
Global IT services provider Virtusa Corp. has acquired all outstanding shares of Swedish IT consulting and services provider TradeTech Consulting and its subsidiaries.
US Treasury's OFR Welcomes Brown
Tom Brown, a longtime financial industry data standards professional, has left dual roles at ISITC and Brook Path Partners to join the US Treasury's Office of Financial Research
QSuper Extends Rimes for Performance Benchmarking
QSuper, a AUD46 billion Australian superannuation fund for Queensland, will use the buy-side data services provider's benchmark data service (BDS) to develop customized benchmarking tools for performance attribution and post-trade compliance analysis.
DTCC Hires Shuman As Counsel
Ann Shuman, previously an attorney and managing director at CME Group, has joined DTCC as managing director and deputy general counsel
NCB Capital Takes Charles River
Saudi Arabia-based NCB Capital has selected the Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) for a number of areas, stretching from portfolio management to compliance.
Swift Creates KYC Utility amid Compliance Push
Messaging provider Swift has announced the launch of a know-your-customer (KYC) registry, as it pushes further into the compliance space with the creation of a dedicated unit.